Lucille Jenkins-Dodge, a retired Jackson teacher who gave generously to help her Henrietta Township neighbors, is dead at age 91.

Jenkins-Dodge died of heart failure Saturday morning at Foote Hospital. A memorial service is tentatively planned for Oct. 13.

Her acts of goodwill included donations that helped provide a library and water for fire trucks in the Pleasant Lake area. She was named Citizen of the Year by the Citizen Patriot in 2001 and was honored by her township two years ago.

"This country has been good to me," Jenkins-Dodge said of her rural community in 2001. "And I'd like to give something back. People need to give something back."